Internet browsers
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Ubuntu s not a Web Browser...it is an Operating System and completely different discussion...Firefox is the Browser, not the operating system - you have mxed these up!!
I use Chrome exclusively now...have some plug-ins that work well and find it loads quickly...I was a Firefox fan prior but found the constant updates annoying...have not enjoyed IE for years, however, with one contract I have to use IE to sign in from home and find it cumbersome to say the least.
I also did a windows update a ont or so ago and didn't pay enough attention to the selections ended up with IE as the default browser and MSN as the homepage - not impressed when default changes like that are loaded in on OS updates (at least that is what I think caused it)
I also did a windows update a ont or so ago and didn't pay enough attention to the selections ended up with IE as the default browser and MSN as the homepage - not impressed when default changes like that are loaded in on OS updates (at least that is what I think caused it)
Use RockMelt and you never have to even go to the facebook page to use facebook. If you need to use Trident to display a page, simply use IE Tab. If you need Gecko, simply use Firefox Gecko Tab, instead of opening a new browser.
I've used firefox for awhile now...but have begun to have "computer freeze ups" and endless downloading cycles. Seems to only happen on firefox...not on Chrome. Also, just started with Windows 8 and for some reason, perhaps a microsoft conspiracy, firefox that worked for the first week...now no longer seems to load! Still trying to figure that one out.
For me I mainly use Internet Explorer 9! Plus some Firefox.
Why do I prefer IE9?
- Vast amount of shortcuts which makes navigating the Internet much faster! e.g. function4 = jumpe to address bar, control+k = duplicate tab, control+t = open new tab where you can open your last session or open any previously closed tab.
- build in accelerator [the blue box when highlighting a word]. From there you can translate, map, define, search all of the highlight words without leaving the page!
- tracking protection! You can enable it to block cookies that track you, or you can download from Microsoft site, lists which can block most Ads! [for example fanboy Ad]
Why do I prefer IE9?
- Vast amount of shortcuts which makes navigating the Internet much faster! e.g. function4 = jumpe to address bar, control+k = duplicate tab, control+t = open new tab where you can open your last session or open any previously closed tab.
- build in accelerator [the blue box when highlighting a word]. From there you can translate, map, define, search all of the highlight words without leaving the page!
- tracking protection! You can enable it to block cookies that track you, or you can download from Microsoft site, lists which can block most Ads! [for example fanboy Ad]
You can do all that with basically any browser, except that it will load and render better if it is just about anything other than IE.
Here you can check out the vast list of Chrome shortcuts https://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=157179 there really isn't anything IE can do that Firefox,Chrome,Opera etc can't do. infact many of IE's features were taken from the other browsers
To be honest I have never used Chrome, and yes I agree that Firefox is faster! However IE is much superior to Firefox when it comes to features and security!
On the contrary, Firefox is just catching up to IE9 in some features! For example: only recently Firefox was able to simultaneously have two separate browsing sessions, one for Private browsing and another for regular browsing!
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/stor...refox-to-get-per-window-private-browsing-soon
When it comes to chrome, I haven't tried it because it's like a spamware! Almost 50% of the freeware out there is bundled with chrome! Also when it comes to advertising chrome is being advertised constantly on various websites!! If chrome is that good, why can't it be more like Firefox?? If you want the browser you just go to Mozilla website and download it!!!!
On the contrary, Firefox is just catching up to IE9 in some features! For example: only recently Firefox was able to simultaneously have two separate browsing sessions, one for Private browsing and another for regular browsing!
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/stor...refox-to-get-per-window-private-browsing-soon
When it comes to chrome, I haven't tried it because it's like a spamware! Almost 50% of the freeware out there is bundled with chrome! Also when it comes to advertising chrome is being advertised constantly on various websites!! If chrome is that good, why can't it be more like Firefox?? If you want the browser you just go to Mozilla website and download it!!!!
LOL!!!
IE and M$ have improved but still remain a security sieve!
FF, Chome, or Opera browsers are ALL more secure than IE and have all the same features and more that most peeps want!....:eyebrows:
Internet Explorer does have fairly decent security these days, and does have more security features than any other browser. With that said, it also has more vulnerabilities than other browsers and more exploits are built to work with IE than other browsers. So it kind of evens out.
Being that I am a geek and interested in knowing about what's out there, I am intrigued. It actually looks like it does some useful things, such as encrypting, etc. but given that I am single, live alone and don't watch all that much pr0n it's not something I would likely use.
However, before recommending it to anyone I am curious about how often it is updated. It seems to be based on IE, but unless a project is fairly active I won't recommend it.
http://techcrunch.com/2006/07/11/porn-browser-heatseek-launches-yeah-porn-browser/
